Lounge and Skin Laser Clinic Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation)
v Ms O Billingham
Decision date
6 May 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Harding
Compensation awarded
£15,361
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Case Summary
Ms Billingham brought claims against Lounge and Skin Laser Clinic Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) for unfair dismissal, breach of contract, and unlawful deductions from wages. The tribunal found in her favour on the unfair dismissal claim, the breach of contract claim regarding failure to pay full notice pay, and the claim for unpaid holiday pay on termination. Several other claims were dismissed or struck out due to lack of jurisdiction or time limits.
Why this outcome?
One claim dismissed on the meritsThe unfair dismissal and breach of contract claims succeeded on their merits. The unpaid holiday pay claim succeeded. Claims for unlawful deduction regarding February 2025 wages were dismissed on the facts, and claims regarding unpaid training days were dismissed as out of time where it was reasonably practicable to present them within the time limit.
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Key Issues
- •Unfair dismissal
- •Breach of contract - failure to pay full notice pay
- •Unlawful deduction from wages - February 2025
- •Unpaid holiday pay on termination
- •Unlawful deduction from wages - unpaid training days
- •Reimbursement of cost of obtaining copy training certificates
Decision Text
Case Number: 1303508.2025 Note: Summary reasons were given orally at the hearing. Written summary reasons will not be provided unless requested by any party at the hearing, or by a written request received by the Tribunal within 14 days of the sending of the written record of the decision, Rule 60(4B). EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS BETWEEN Claimant Respondent Ms O Billingham Lounge and Skin Laser Clinic Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) AND JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL HELD AT Birmingham ON 5 – 6 May 2026 EMPLOYMENT JUDGE Harding Representation For the Claimant: Mrs Hulme, friend For the Respondent: No attendance JUDGMENT The judgment of the tribunal is that: 1 The claimant’s unfair dismissal claim succeeds. The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant compensation in the sum of £14,959.48 (see attached annex). 2 The claimant’s claim of a breach of contract (failure to pay full notice pay) succeeds. The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant damages in the sum of £93.00 (net figure, see attached annex). Case Number: 1303508.2025 Note: Summary reasons were given orally at the hearing. Written summary reasons will not be provided unless requested by any party at the hearing, or by a written request received by the Tribunal within 14 days of the sending of the written record of the decision, Rule 60(4B). 3 The claimant’s claim for unpaid holiday pay on termination of employment succeeds. The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant holiday pay in the sum of £308.36 (see attached annex). 4 The claimant’s claim for an unlawful deduction from wages in respect of wages for Februray 2025 fails and is dismissed. 5 The claimant’s claim of an unawlful deduction fro…
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Case Details
Respondent
Lounge and Skin Laser Clinic Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation)
- Claimant
- Ms O Billingham
- Case No.
- 1303508/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 6 May 2026
- Published
- 5 June 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Harding
- Representation
- Legally represented